Pages

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Weekly Homeschooling Schedule

A typical week in our homeschool is very busy as in many others out there. We aim to have our daily school completed by lunch-time and reserve the afternoon for field trips, sports, hobbies and friends. When we first began homeschooling we participated in many field trips and quickly became overwhelmed with activities which made it difficult to fit in "school". This general plan helps tremendously.

Last year we attempted to finish school by lunch, but rarely did. This year a few changes made all the difference. First of all there is a rule that the kids need to start school for the day as soon as they wake-up. Last year they always waited for me. After preparing breakfast, starting the laundry and everything else we usually didn't get started until around 9:00. Starting school upon waking works well since they both have activities they do on their own, with each other and with me. Now some days they are finished by 10:30 am depending on how early they rise.

Each kid has their own weekly to-do list. The items listed in blue they can do either together or mostly on their own. Here is what a typical week looks like.

3rd Grader

Minutes

Days per Week

Subject

15

5

Read to Mom

15

5

Listen to Mom Read

30

2

Silent Reading Books

15

5

Writing

15

5

Spelling

15

5

Mother goose

30

5

Math

30

2

Science Experiment

30

2

German Kids Television

30

3

Rosetta Stone - German

15

2

Silent Reading - German Book

30

5

Spanish Kids Television

15

3

Piano

15

3

Geography Puzzle

60

1

Finish missed work or special movie

5th Grader

Time

Days per Week

Subject

15

5

Read to Mom

15

5

Listen to Mom Read

30

2

Silent Reading Books

15

5

Writing

15

5

Spelling

15

5

Poetry

30

5

Math

30

2

Science Experiment

30

2

German Kids Television

15

5

Write a Sentence in German

15

2

Silent Reading - German Book

30

5

Spanish Kids Television

15

3

Violin

15

3

Piano

60

1

Finish missed work or special movie

In addition to the items listed above the children play outside daily a minimum of 20 minutes per day. During this time they like to play monkey-in-the-middle, or other very physical games with my husband if he is available, or play in the creek behind our house and explore nature. We listen to folk songs and classical music in the car and during meals. Finally, famous works of art are displayed every two weeks following a short discussion of the piece.

I am linking this post to The Homeschooling Hearts and Mind Blog which is hosting a virtual curriculum fair. Here is the list of posts from other blogging homeschooling families and how they schedule their time.

4 comments:

We did alot of field trips when we first started as well, probably one a week, now it is more like 2 a month. not counting the weekend when we go exploring as a family:) Always nice to see how others do school:).

About Me

I am an American mother of three living in Germany. Education has always been a primary focus for me. This blog is packed with fun educational activities for kids. Speed! is a skip-counting game I created in 2011 to help kids learn multiplication. In June 2012 my younger daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia, so that topic has quickly taken over a portion of this blog. You can reach me at
jmommymom @ gmail . com